Fabric-cutting machine



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Patented .Febn l8, 1927.

ized fabric such as ing of rubber,

` to descend and sever tenrtlyr the 40 and' overwhich the fabricv travels, leaving HAROLD A. DENMIRE,

BER COMPANY, o

OF AKRON, OHIO,

ASSIGNOR T0 THE GENERAL -TIRE AND RUB- F AKRON, OHIO, A CORPORATION 0F OHIO. 4

IEABRIC-CUTTING4 MIACHINE.`

Applcationled October 4, 1824. Serial No. 741,538.

y' 'his invention relates ting fabric into strips I in many arts, the parti present invention being and improved machine used to Imachines for cutand may be useful cular object of the to construct a new for cutting rubber;v

in the manufacture of pneumatic automobile tire casings.

More specifically,

the object ofthe presen invention is to improve upon cutting machines for this purpose.

invented by me and shown v of which `the mechanism tiiis filed by me,

such as heretofore in prior applicasliwn in my prior application Serial No.

'(33Q.509, filed May rlhe object of. the pre improve upon the feed the fabric, insuring an feed.. Other objects .the description f and 17, 1923, is an example.

sent invention is to ing mechanism for accurate and positive will be apparent from drawings which illustrate one embodiment of the invention in` `which: y r l is a vertical sec-tional'vieivy through `the cutting machine showingl the cutter in` elevated position Figure 2l is a view showing of cutting; Figure 3 is an enlarged inthe pi oce'ss ter bar; and

the machine detail of the cut- Figure 4 is a plan view. y In the machinesfor cutting fabric which form the subject matter of vthe previously filed applications and t he present application, the fabric, which has been given a coatis led onto an intermittently operated belt, and between the feeding movey ments of the belt` a cutting element is caused lterl bar. The belt is element, which isk in the ously driven-,belt blades, is carried in'a required 'distance the fabric. upon a cutadvanced intermitand the cutter form of a continuhaving a series of knife framework which de-y scends upon .a bar 'extending over the belt vthe belt temporarily for In the drawings, I erated belt is indicated b .v the fabric 'lying .thereon that purpose.

-the intermittently ope y'the numeral 1 and is shown at 2. vThe "machine is devised tocut the fabric at an angle, 'or von the bias,

and the cutter bar and lcutter element are arranged at the required angle. The cutter barl is a flat strip or plate of steel which is shown over the upper surface o at 3 and which lies f the belt inthe ansult, .there was created a `fabric to bend upwardly5 .Iality ,ing the cutter gular position indicated and is supported at the ends upon ranged at each side of the belt,'the adjustment of the brackets permitting the bar to be raised or lowered slightly to accommodate a liner beneathI the stock, if desired. Rivets 5 secure the cutter. bar to the brackets. T lie upper surface of the cutter bar is provided with a longitudinal groove 6, `in 'which the knives aie received, and at 'either side 'of the groove is kiiurledl or roughened` as at?, so as to insure better gripping of the fabric. At either side the cutter bar is tapered or inclined so that the fabric will pass up from the belt and over the bar. As shown in the drawings, theforward tapering face of the cutter bar is formed with a concave surface,

as shown at 8, so that as the fabric moves over the bar it is given a downward curvature, as shown in the drawings.

In the-` former application referred to above, the cutter bar was not provided-witli the concave surface described and as a rcbut when the stroying the accuracy 'of feed;

shown and described,

bar is shaped as here adjustable brackets 4 ar' tendency for the thus, at times, de

any bendingaction of the fabric is downward or toward the bar, and by thus placiii a direction in which, its bending action is positively limitedv by Athe bar itself, the

fabric will pass over the bar without any additional deformation.` In this manner an accurate feed is obtained 'and the oncoming fabric will ush the cut strips oif the-bar and onto the be t. Y

As in the former application referred to above, the cutter elemelitconsists of a pluof knife blades 10 which are clamped in holders 11 secured to a belt 12 which .is reenforced by a steel band 13. The knife belt 12 is driven continuously by pulleys 14 which are carried in a movable frame 15, the details of which` form'no part of the'present invention and will not be described except ing in the fabric an initial tendency to bend' to state that the frame is raised/and lowered i by ineans not shown,`vjvhile the fabric, carrying belt is stationary. The 'knife belt is supported in a horizontal guideway 16 and at either side of the belt is arranged a clamping-element 17 `which is yieldingly suported, as'at 18, so. that 4as the frame carrydescends to its lowerinost pofabric being held in the ends of spring arms 23 which project forwardly from the cutter frame. By this arrangement the posit-ive feeding of the fabric is maintained up to the cutting point so that the machine cuts accui'ately.

It will be observed that-by .means of very simple modifications of my prior inventions an absolutely accurate feed of the fabric iS assured at all times, and while the present `disclosure is of one embodiment of the invention only, changes and modifications may be made within the scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claims. Other devices may be used 'for imparting the downward bend to the fabric, as will be understood,`my invention covering any suitable means for accomplishing the new result set forth.

What is claimed is:

1. In a machine for cutting fabric, a fabric carrying belt, a knife, and a cutter bar above the belt overV which the fabric is moved, the

fabric being concaved by the machine just prior to the time it reaches the knife.

2. In a machine for cutting fabric, 'a fabric carrying belt, a cutter bai above the belt over which the fabric is moved, and a concave surface in .the forward face of the cut-I ter bar. y

3. In a machine for cutting fabric, a fabric carrying belt, a cutter bar extending above the belt and over which the fabric is moved, the upper surface of the cutter bar having a groove, a cutting element adapted to enter the groove, and an inclined surface leading from the belt to the groove, the inclined surface being concaved inwardly so as to impart a bend to the fabric as it passes over the cutter bar. l

4. In a machine for cutting fabric, a fab .ric'carrying belt, a cutter bar extending over ric carrying belt, a cutter bar extending over the belt and over which the `fabric passes, a

cutter element cooperatingwith the bar to sever the fabric, rollers resting upon the sui'- `face of the fabric before it reaches the bar,

and a concave surface in the forward side of the bar.

7. In a machine for cutting fabric, a fab'- ric carrying belt, a cutter bar extending over the belt and over which the fabric passes, a cutter element cooperating with thev bar to sever the fabric, clamping members at each side of the cutter element, and stripping deviccsadjacent the clamping members.

8. In a machine for cutting fabric, a fabric carrying belt, brackets at the sides of the belt, a cutter bar supported upon the brackets and extending over the belt, a cutting element cooperating with the bar, and stripping devices also carried upon the brackets at either side of the cutting element.

HAROLD A. DENMIRE. 

